Financial Accountant

Mulberry Recruitment; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to manage financial reporting and ensure compliance within a group of companies. This hybrid role involves assisting in the consolidation of annual accounts, monitoring accounting standards, and producing management accounts. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a positive attitude and strong communication skills, ready to handle sensitive information. Applicants must hold a UK Driving Licence.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, or CIMA designation required.
• Proven experience in the preparation of statutory accounts is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the consolidation of annual statutory accounts.
• Ensure compliance with UK GAAP standards.
• Monitor changes in accounting standards and implement updates.
• Assist with external audits and respond to audit queries.
• Produce annual statutory accounts and timely filing for dormant accounts.
• Provide monthly management accounts and resolve discrepancies in intercompany schedules.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Experience in preparation of statutory accounts

Positive can-do attitude

Strong communication skills

Comprehensive accountancy knowledge

Great attention to detail

Ability to work with sensitive information

UK Driving Licence

Job description

Financial Accountant

Location: Basingstoke

Salary: 45,000

Hybrid

My client is looking for an experienced Accountant to manage and consolidate the financial reporting of a group of companies, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and accounting standards. The role supports strategic decision-making through accurate reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist the Group Financial Controller in the consolidation of the annual statutory accounts, including consolidation adjustments, intercompany eliminations, other yearend adjustments and schedules to support.
• Ensure appropriate accounting policies are being applied and follow relevant UK GAAP standards.
• Monitor changes in accounting standards and implement necessary updates.
• Assist with the external audits and the team in answering audit queries.
• Produce the annual statutory accounts for all non-audit trading companies, and ensure dormant accounts are produced and filed in a timely manner.
• Assist in the calculations of business combinations, and goodwill on acquisitions.
• Produce the monthly management accounts for the holding companies and overview of monthly management accounts reporting on some trading entities.
• Ensure Group Intercompany schedules are up to date and any discrepancies resolved.
• Other ad-hoc tasks as required, including system development.

Skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Experience in preparation of statutory accounts
• Positive can-do attitude
• Strong communication skills
• Comprehensive accountancy knowledge
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to work with sensitive information
• UK Driving Licence required